Do you have to study human resources in school to become an expert in the field? Not always. In part three of our interview with Bonita Sonderby, HR director of Visit Denver, we take a closer look at how she started her career in human resources and why connecting with others is so vital to the profession.
How Did You Get Into HR?
I started in the legal field as a paralegal doing employment law for a law firm. We handled a lot of employment law cases. Out of that, I developed an interest in the employee side of things and discovered I did a good job of listening and being able to figure out where people were struggling.
